council, part of the home rule government during reconstruction and as a u.s. marshall for the federal courts here. who knew frederick douglass lost the republican nomination? his insistence on congressional voting rights and independent self-government. the struggle the residents of the district columbia continue today. for douglass, the district was no mere address. he lived what he stood for were ever he lived. some may know of my views that residents must enjoy self- government rights with other americans. i must confer to mr. douglass' view is unmatched -- whose view is unmatched. in 1895, douglass spoke to -- spoke defiantly "to take sides." notwithstanding, he said, "the frowns or the smiles of the present government." he called the residents of the district "aliens, not citizens but subjects." and what he called "plenty taxation but not representation in the great politics of the country." mr. douglass did not submit his words but spoke with militancy and the voice of a local citizen at the height of his international celebrity. today, we have his most